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Yogi Berra League
4-28-2222
Solly Drake Left Field
Retired (1972, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .676 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 1287 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 03-04-1936
HR 35 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1959)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(63 games)
RBI 407
SB 99
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance C+   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF D- (9.0%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF (36.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1959 BRO
67
193
14
46
4
2
0
13
29
27 3 1
13
8 4
.625
.345
.280
.041
.238
1960 BRO
94
393
61
113
21
6
5
30
39
52 0 2
7
3 3
.760
.350
.410
.122
.288
1961 BRO-PIT
102
301
33
77
14
2
3
25
33
45 0 2
4
2 2
.673
.327
.346
.090
.256
1962 PIT
95
188
15
51
8
2
1
22
19
25 1 2
2
3 1
.689
.338
.351
.080
.271
1963 PIT-WAS
115
208
26
61
8
2
2
14
31
20 0 1
10
5 1
.763
.383
.380
.087
.293
1964 WAS
19
41
5
9
2
1
0
3
3
5 0 0
0
0 0
.590
.273
.317
.098
.220
1965 WAS-DET
96
376
35
92
7
1
3
28
48
45 4 0
8
5 4
.629
.336
.293
.048
.245
1966 DET
153
615
85
156
21
4
4
35
81
91 3 1
14
7 6
.663
.343
.320
.067
.254
1967 DET
140
508
70
129
17
4
3
41
76
57 0 5
14
1 9
.669
.348
.321
.067
.254
1968 DET
153
626
87
156
31
7
2
50
82
81 3 3
8
5 3
.668
.338
.331
.081
.249
1969 DET
153
651
92
175
29
7
4
69
79
86 2 2
8
1 8
.702
.349
.353
.084
.269
1970 DET
153
643
81
165
29
5
5
60
67
76 4 3
8
5 6
.670
.329
.341
.084
.257
1971 DET-WAS
61
256
37
57
14
0
3
17
24
39 2 1
3
2 1
.606
.293
.312
.090
.223
Total
1401
4999
641
1287
205
43
35
407
611
649 22 23
99
47 48
.676
.340
.337
.079
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Solly Drake has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1972-10-23The Chicago Cubs waive Solly Drake.
1972-08-05The Chicago Cubs have acquired Solly Drake from the waiver wire.
1972-04-27The Washington (MN) Twins have waived Solly Drake.
1971-09-23The Washington (MN) Twins have designated Solly Drake for assignment.
1971-08-29The Washington (MN) Twins have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team.
1971-08-05The Washington (MN) Twins have designated Solly Drake for assignment.
1971-06-24The Washington (MN) Twins have acquired Solly Drake from the waiver wire.
1971-06-10The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ralph Simmons to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Solly Drake for assignment.
1965-06-10The Detroit Tigers have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Ed Upshaw to the minors.
1965-06-10The Detroit Tigers have acquired Solly Drake from the waiver wire. The Detroit Tigers have waived Ralph Lumenti.
1965-04-01The Washington (MN) Twins have waived Solly Drake.
1964-04-24The Washington Senators have promoted Jason Emerson to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Solly Drake to the minors.
1963-04-01The Washington Senators have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Dave Wissmen to the minors.
1963-04-01The Washington Senators have acquired Solly Drake from the waiver wire. The Washington Senators have waived Albie Pearson.
1963-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Brook Peterson from the waiver wire. The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Solly Drake.
1963-03-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jose Pagan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake to the minors.
1962-05-31The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Pancho Herrera to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1962-05-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake down to the minors.
1961-06-12The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Don Leppert to the minors.
1961-06-07The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Gus Suhr to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Solly Drake to the minors.
1961-05-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Al Luplow from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Solly Drake.
1961-04-22The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Dino Restelli to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Solly Drake to the minors.
1960-06-13The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ed Roebuck to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bob Lillis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Chuck Templeton to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Roger Marquis to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Woodie Held to the minors.
1960-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Frank Howard to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Solly Drake to the minors.
1959-07-19The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Solly Drake to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Sandy Amoros to the minors.
1959-07-19The Brooklyn Dodgers have renamed Andy Vance to Solly Drake.